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Year after year, the costs of energy and water increase and the operating costs explode. Many cost earners are to be found in the bathroom, where they drive in the form of toilet flushing, fittings and hand showers joyfully the consumption in the air. To ensure that […]

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Year after year, the costs of energy and water increase and the operating costs explode. Many cost earners are to be found in the bathroom, where they drive in the form of toilet flushing, fittings and hand showers joyfully the consumption in the air. To ensure that the annual bill is not a nightmare, a cost-effective use of electricity and drinking water is essential. We’ll show you how to effortlessly reduce your energy and water consumption in the bathroom while experiencing high levels of comfort.

Savings Tip 1: Conscious handling of hot water

Hot water is one of the biggest energy traps in the bathroom. What feels so comfortable on the skin makes for a big hole in your wallet. In addition to water costs, hot water in most cases incurs additional costs for electricity or gas – around 38.4 percent of electricity costs are accounted for by the hot water treatment. Regardless of whether the treatment is a continuous flow heater, a heating system or a hot water tank, hot water costs money. Limit the showering pleasure to a few minutes and minimize the temperature, already use less energy. When washing your hands, you should not use warm water if possible, and the morning routine works well with cold water.

If you want to heat your water particularly efficiently, you should switch to solar energy. With this method, you only need additional energy for warm shower water in winter.

Savings Tip 2: Consume less

Probably the best known method for cutting costs: limiting consumption. In many places in the bathroom, the use of energy and resources can be effortlessly reduced. Instead of bathing, you should rather take a shower. For a ten-minute shower, you need an average of 100 liters of water, while you need about 200 liters for a long foam bath. Reduce the shower time to just under five minutes, so you can effortlessly save more liters. You can also save on brushing and shaving by turning off the water when you do not need it. Also, light should also burn only when it is really necessary.

Saving Tip 3: Economical Features

To effectively reduce consumption, sanitary ware manufacturers have developed numerous features. Inside the faucet, a so-called water park cartridge limits the amount of water and saves up to 50 percent. Cartridges are interchangeable, so even an old water crane can benefit from the function. For a powerful jet of water, an aerator should be integrated at the outlet of the faucet, this will add water to the air and provide a soft stream of water.

To reduce electricity costs, a thermostat helps. You set the desired temperature in advance on the mixer, so that the water can flow directly out to desired temperature and you save yourself the manual, tedious setting. If a thermostat is out of the question, a single-lever mixer should be used. The control element allows you to easily select the degree of heat without wasting much water.

Hand showers and rain showers can be retrofitted with a continuous flow limiter. Used between hose and shower, it reduces water consumption by half. The only drawback: The pressure from the hand shower is just as small and the water jet is rather narrow.

More power with similar low consumption allows the economy shower head, which combines the limiter with a mixing nozzle. Another great option is the water stop button. If necessary, the water can be switched off easily – so the water in the shower head remains pleasantly warm while you soap yourself. After another push of a button, it flows out again as usual.

Even when flushing the toilet, you can regulate the consumption. Modern cisterns are often equipped with an adjustable flush volume, so decide for yourself how much water is to be consumed. Another practical feature is a 2-flush system, where you can choose from two flushing volumes.

Depending on the size of the legacy you decide on the small or the large flush. For urine is sufficient 3.5 liters, larger legacy needs between 6 and 9 liters.

You also get the system for trendy concealed, with revision plate. Also useful is a dishwasher with a stop button that allows you to manually stop the rinse.

Savings Tip 4: LED instead of light bulb

Daylight bulbs on the bathroom mirror make for a clear view when applying makeup and shaving. Other lamps usually illuminate the rest of the bathroom. To save power, bulbs and halogen bulbs should be replaced with LED bulbs. These bulbs require less energy at the same brightness, and you score with a long burning time.

Savings Tip 5: Wash your clothes

In many households, the washing machine has found its firm place in the bathroom and has great savings potential there. Instead of washing a few garments at high temperatures every day, you should only start the machine fully loaded. It is also advisable to wash the laundry at low temperatures. If the machine has an Eco program, select it. With old washing machines, it may be advisable to exchange them for a new model. In comparison, this can save about 15 percent of energy. When buying, look for the energy efficiency classes, the better the class, the lower and the consumption.

By the way, it is best to dry the laundry on the clothesline in the garden or on the clothes dryer in the cellar and do without the power-hungry clothes dryer.